In the historic old town of Tübingen, the sights are so close together that you will not be able to get out of amazement. The market square is surrounded by medieval half-timbered gables and is dominated by the town hall, a magnificent building from the 15th century. Hohentübingen Castle was first mentioned in 1078. His most beautiful ornament is the Renaissance portal, which was built around 1606. In the center of the old town is the collegiate church with one of the most beautiful Gothic rood screen in southern Germany and other art treasures. Also on the timber market is the Alte Aula, once the center of the university. The Kornhaus, in which grain has been traded and stored since 1453, now houses the collections and exhibitions of the city museum. The Evangelical Monastery has served as a training facility for Protestant theology students since 1534. The Burse was built around 1480 as a student residence. From the Neckar Bridge, the view of Tübingen's Neckarfront and the Hölderlin Tower, in which the poet lived from 1807 until his death in 1843, falls. The “father of botany” Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566) lived in the nuns' house on the picturesque Ammer Canal.